Description
This is a great cake for any sweet tooth. It is good served hot too.
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 ¼ cups boiling water
- ½ cup butter
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 cup packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 ⅓ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 ½ cups packed brown sugar
- ¾ cup evaporated milk
- 1 ½ cups flaked coconut
- 1 ½ cups chopped walnuts
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Pour water over oats
- let stand.
- Cream 1/2 cup butter or margarine and sugars. Add eggs and blend in a large mixing bowl. Sift the flour
- baking soda
- salt
- cinnamon and nutmeg together. Add to sugars and egg mixture. Add vanilla and oats mixture
- blend well.
- Pour batter into a 9 x 13 inch pan.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) oven for 30-40 minutes.
- To Make Icing: Mix together 6 tablespoons melted butter
- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 3/4 cup evaporated milk
- coconuts
- nuts
- and 1 teaspoon vanilla.
- Pour this coconut concoction over the hot cake.
- Put cake under broiler
- and watch close so nuts don’t burn
- about 5-10 minutes. Serve hot or let cool. Enjoy.
Servings: 18